Players of the Isuzu Bulls Daisies
Players of the first-tier Isuzu Bulls Daisies during a practise session. PHOTO: Facebook

Women’s provincial rugby returns with second-tier season kick-off


Several women’s rugby provincial teams will battle it out in the upcoming Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 2.

Kicking off on Saturday 4 July, with the final set for Saturday 22 August, this B-division league gives developing and smaller provincial unions the chance to play competitive matches at their own level rather than being outmatched by the Tier 1 unions.

Seven provincial teams are competing: SWD Eagirls, Hollywood Foundation Pumas Women, Limpopo Blue Bulls Women, Griffons Women, AVBOB Griquas Women, Leopards Women, and Valke Women.

In round one on 4 July, Limpopo Blue Bulls take on Leopards Women at the University of Limpopo, kicking off at 13:00, whilst Griquas Women face Pumas Women at the Suzuki Stadium in Kimberley at 12:00, and Valke clash with SWD Eagirls at Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park, also at 12:00.

Regional women’s team competing: The teams of the University of Limpopo and the Predators in the Limpopo Blue Bulls Women’s League which took place in May. PHOTO: Facebook

The Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 (formerly the Women’s Premier Division) is the top-tier provincial tournament, featuring professional and semi-professional squads, including the Isuzu Bulls Daisies and DHL Western Province. The elite season kicks off earlier in the year, typically starting in February and running through spring.

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The Isuzu Bulls Daisies are the 2026 Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 champions, claiming their fourth consecutive title after defeating the Sanlam Boland Dames 36-15 in the final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.

The second-tier season runs later in the year, starting in early July and wrapping up in late August. It’s aimed at developing provincial teams and giving them a pathway to the elite division.

Noord-Kaapse vrouerugbyklubs in die eerste superliga van sy aard.
The finals of the recent AVBOB Griquas Women’s Rugby Super League in Kimberley: Crystal Francis of the Sishen Rugby Club aiming to stop Mulalo Sibasa of the Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley. PHOTO: Helena Barnard

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